BlackBerry 10 Achieves FIPS Certification

Research in Motion (RIM) finally obtain FIPS 140-2 certification for the BlackBerry platform 10, which is rumored to be launched early next year. This certification states that the data stored on the BlackBerry 10 later is completely safe and encrypted.
This is the first time BlackBerry products have been FIPS certified ahead of launch.

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is an agency that provides certification, which provides confidence to security-conscious organizations, including U.S. and Canadian government agencies, companies in regulated industries and other organizations dealing with sensitive information, that data stored on smartphones running BlackBerry 10 can be properly secured and encrypted.

“Achieving FIPS 140-2 certification means that BlackBerry 10 is ready to meet the strict security requirements of government agencies and enterprises at launch,” said Michael K. Brown, Vice President, Security Product Management and Research at RIM.